The 1979 All-SEC football team consists of
American football
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players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1979 NCAA Division I-A football season
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This was an extremely dominan ...
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Offensive selections
Receivers
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Preston Brown, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
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Cris Collinsworth
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, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
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Mardye McDole
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, Mississippi State (AP-2)
Tight ends
*Reggie Harper, Tennessee (AP-1)
* Felix Wilson, Kentucky (AP-2)
Tackles
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Jim Bunch, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
*Matt Braswell, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
* George Stephenson, Auburn (AP-2, UPI)
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Buddy Aydelette, Alabama (AP-2)
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Tim Irwin, Tennessee (AP-2)
Guards
*Mike Brock, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
* Tim Kearns, Kentucky (AP-2)
* Alan Hartlein, Mississippi State (AP-2)
Centers
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Dwight Stephenson, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
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Ray Donaldson, Georgia (AP-1
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* John Ed Bradley, LSU (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
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Steadman Shealy, Alabama (AP-1)
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Jimmy Streater, Tennessee (UPI)
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John Fourcade, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Running backs
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Joe Cribbs, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
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James Brooks, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
* Major Ogilvie, Alabama (AP-2, UPI)
* Frank Mordica, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
* Steve Whitman, Alabama (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Ends
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E. J. Junior, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
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Lyman White, LSU (AP-1)
* John Adams, LSU (AP-2, UPI)
* Wayne Hamilton, Alabama (AP-2)
Tackles
*David Hannah, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
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Frank Warren, Auburn (AP-1)
* Benjy Thibodeaux, LSU (UPI)
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Byron Braggs, Alabama (AP-2)
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Tyrone Keys, Mississippi State (AP-2)
Middle guards
*Richard Jaffe, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI)
* George Atiyeh, LSU (AP-2)
Linebackers
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Tom Boyd, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
*Freddie Smith, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
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Craig Puki, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)
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David Little, Florida (AP-2)
Backs
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Scott Woerner, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
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Roland James, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
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Don McNeal, Alabama (AP-1)
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Willie Teal, LSU (AP-1)
* Jim Bob Harris, Alabama (UPI)
* James McKinney, Auburn (AP-2)
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Chris Williams, LSU (AP-2)
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Kenny Johnson
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, Mississippi State (AP-2)
* Larry Carter, Kentucky (AP-2)
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Tommy Wilcox
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, Alabama (AP-2)
Special teams
Kicker
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Rex Robinson, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
* Jorge Portela, Auburn (AP-2)
Punter
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Jim Miller, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)
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Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Key
AP =
Associated Press
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Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...
UPI =
United Press International
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Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also
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1979 College Football All-America Team
References
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